Development of quadrupedal locomotion on level surfaces in Japanese macaques

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 323-333

  Kimura, Tasuku ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hindlimb dominance; Infant; Locomotion; Macaca fuscata; Primate; Run; Walk

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MACACA; MALE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MACACA; MALE;

EID: 0034279367     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000021755     Document Type: Article

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